title: Photocatalytic activity of semiconductor sulfide heterostructures.
abstract: This paper reports a theoretical and experimental study of the heterostructure photocatalytic activity in a CdS or ZnS and CdS@ZnS decorated system prepared by a microwave assisted solvothermal (MAS) method. A theoretical model of the decorated system was created in order to analyze the electronic transition mainly in their interface. The results show that CdS and ZnS interfaces produce an electron charge transfer from the CdS electron-populated clusters to the ZnS hole-populated clusters which helps to enhance the photocatalytic activity of the CdS@ZnS decorated system.
authors.affiliation: INCTMN-UFSCar, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, P.O. Box 676, 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. Cristiane@liec.ufscar.br
authors.forename: Cristiane W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Raubach
authors.forename: Yuri V B
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: De Santana
authors.forename: Mateus M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: Prescila G C
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Buzolin
authors.forename: Júlio R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sambrano
authors.forename: Elson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Longo